'''Vyacheslav Molotov''' (1980-1986) was the Soviet foreign minister from 1939-1956 and one of the architects of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]]. The '[[Molotov Cocktain]]', an improvised petrol bomb widely used by [[Finnish]] troops against tanks while resisting [[Soviet]] aggression in the [[Russo-Finnish War]] of 1939-1940, was ironically named after this statesman.

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'''Vyacheslav Molotov''' (1980-1986) was the Soviet foreign minister from 1939-1956 and one of the architects of the [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]]. The '[[Molotov Cocktail]]', an improvised petrol bomb widely used by [[Finnish]] troops against tanks while resisting [[Soviet]] aggression in the [[Russo-Finnish War]] of 1939-1940, was ironically named after this statesman.

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Vyacheslav Molotov (1980-1986) was the Soviet foreign minister from 1939-1956 and one of the architects of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. The 'Molotov Cocktail', an improvised petrol bomb widely used by Finnish troops against tanks while resisting Soviet aggression in the Russo-Finnish War of 1939-1940, was ironically named after this statesman.